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https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/teamwork-five-key-practices-help-counselors-succeed-together
Teamwork: Five Key Practices That Help Counselors Succeed TogetherCamp doesn’t work without teamwork. In fact, camp may be one of the most team-dependent environments there is. As counselors and activities staff, you must rely on one another constantly — during...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/2026-may-june-camping-magazine
2026 May/June Camping MagazineThe Staff Training issue.
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/coaching-cabin-using-grow-model-build-leadership-skills-camper-confidence
Coaching in the Cabin: Using the GROW Model to Build Leadership Skills and Camper ConfidenceWhen people hear the word “coaching,” they often picture someone with a whistle and a clipboard directing players from the sidelines. Coaching in the cabin looks different, because it is different!...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/give-yourself-some-grace
Give Yourself Some Grace“Grace comes into the soul as the morning sun into the world; first a dawning; then a light; and at last the sun in his full and excellent brightness.” – Thomas Adams Rudeness, selfishness, swift...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/what-you-can-learn-ropes-course-training-even-if-your-camp-doesnt-have-ropes-course
What You Can Learn from Ropes Course Training (Even If Your Camp Doesn’t Have a Ropes Course)Ropes courses do not teach teamwork, leadership, or confidence. Facilitators do. This is one of the things I tell staff when I kick off challenge course training. What I love most about this...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/how-lead-broken-times-why-youre-readier-you-think
How to Lead in Broken Times — And Why You’re Readier Than You ThinkSo, you’ve decided to work at camp this summer? First of all, thank you. We need people just like you. Whatever brought you to this place — a love of kids, a return to a place that shaped you, or a...
https://www.acacamps.org/article/camping-magazine/pocket-pointers-counselors
Pocket Pointers for CounselorsAn Interview with Bob Ditter Bob Ditter is a highly respected author and child and adolescent therapist in Boston who has worked extensively with camps and other youth-serving...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/marketplace/product-spotlight/grow-your-camp-podcast-because-you-cant-minister-empty-beds
Grow Your Camp Podcast: Because You Can’t Minister to Empty BedsA podcast for camp leaders who want full calendars and stronger impact. Camp and retreat leaders are being asked to do more than ever — manage operations, lead staff, steward finances...
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/us-soccer-foundation
US Soccer FoundationThrough their partnership, ACA and US Soccer Foundation collaborate to deliver sports-based programs that help camps expand access, build skills, and support youth well-being.
https://www.acacamps.org/resources/marketplace/product-spotlight/ultimate-climbing-kit-kids-who-love-move
Ultimate Climbing Kit for Kids Who Love to MoveGive your little adventurers the freedom to climb, explore, and challenge their bodies with Bijou Build’s newest creation — the Ultimate Climbing Kit, designed for kids who can’t stop reaching...